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FACULTY

At 2nd Nature Academy, we pride ourselves on having a dynamic staff of educators that excel at engaging students, building trusting relationships, and modeling respect and compassion. They are comfortable instructing in the classroom, the outdoors, and beyond. Our educational staff are highly credentialed in their respective focuses. We invite you to get to know a little more about our educator family by clicking through to each educator's profile.

Meghan Ayer

Meghan Ayer

she/her

Head of School

Mathematics (Middle School)

Keishla Lopez

Keishla Lopez

she/her

Kindergarten (Lower Elementary)

Melissa Coakley

Melissa Coakley

she/her

Grade 4/5 (Upper Elementary)

Lindsey Bates

Lindsey Bates

she/her

History (Middle/High School)

Ryan Slate

Ryan Slate

he/him

Physical Education

After School Leader

Kelly Santos

Kelly Santos

she/her

Substitute

Kaitlin Quinn-Stearns

Kaitlin Quinn-Stearns

she/her

Director of Admissions & Administration

AP Capstone Instructor

Jacy Mikenas

Jacy Mikenas

she/her

Grade 1/2 Assistant (Lower Elementary School)

After School Leader

Bernadette Chiccino

Bernadette Chiccino

she/her

English Language Arts (Middle/High School)

Executive Function Skills (Middle/High School)

Maria Oca Jordan

Maria Oca Jordan

she/her/Ella

Spanish

Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson

she/her

Visual Arts

Debbie Gleeson

Debbie Gleeson

she/her

Founder

Grade 1/2 (Lower Elementary)

Ariana Hernandez

Ariana Hernandez

she/her

Grade 3 (Lower Elementary School)

Courtney Mehurg

Courtney Mehurg

she/her

Science (Middle/High School)

Xiangli "Nini" Wu

Xiangli "Nini" Wu

she/her/她 (tā)

Mandarin (Chinese)

Mathematics (Middle/High School)

Alison Pearson

Alison Pearson

she/her

Librarian

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